The M-STEP is given online and measures current student knowledge of Michigan's high academic standards in Mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), Science, and Social Studies.

Students in Grades 3 and 6 were assessed in Mathematics and ELA; students in Grades 4 and 7 were assessed in Mathematics, ELA, and Science; students in Grades 5 and 8 were assessed in Mathematics, ELA, and Social Studies; and students in Grade 11 were assessed in Science and Social Studies in M-STEP and ELA and Mathematics with SAT.